Alive With 'Desire'-biography
"They told me to take a streetcar named Desire". Ambiguous for half a dozen reasons, Tennessee Williams' famous line from his third play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947) brings testimony to the contemporary style that he has been loudly acclaimed for. Hopeful dramatists have often imitated this mysterious, unique style, which ultimately reflected the turbulent life he followed. He had a great passion for drama, creating many plays in his lifetime. Williams was championed as one of America's greatest New Age playwrights, despite the underlying darkness of his works. (Prof's comment: Excellent Intro)Williams' life was colourful from the outset. A disorderly childhood began when he was born as Thomas Lanier Williams in Columbus, Mississippi, on March 26, 1911. He spent most of his youth in St. Louis. After intermittent attendance at the University of Missouri and Washington University, he eventually acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1938. Williams then spent the next seven years at various odd jobs until he got a breakthrough on the Broa
Williams' unique ability for understating powerful messages has been widely imitated by contemporary dramatists. His plays reveal a subtle reflection of himself and his past. All three of his most popular plays ('Hot Tin Roof', 'Streetcar', and 'Menagerie') contain the poetic dialogue, the symbolism, and the original characters for which he his noted and are set in the American South. Here is a regional background which he used to create a blend of decadence, nostalgia, primal innocence, and sensuality. Williams' style could be described as poetic realism - the speech thythms and idioms of the South are accurately recreated but heightened by countless hidden metaphors, repetition, and other peoetic devices. He has earned many awards for his quiet powerful messages. 'A Streetcar Named Desire' won him his first Pulitzer Prize in drama in 1952. In 1954, he won another Pulitzer for 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'. Williams' dramas are unforgettable. dway scene as the author of 'The Glass Menagerie' (1945). After the overwhelming successes of 'A Streetcar Named Desire', 'Cat on a H
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